Saxony-Anhalt’s Naumburg Cathedral I recently spent time exploring the Romanesque Route in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with TRANSROMANICA, an international association whose focus is promoting the common Romanesque heritage of Europe. The TRANSROMANICA cultural heritage route traces the Romanesque heritage through nine European countries, from Portugal all the way to Eastern Europe. Our blogger trip explored the …
Five Days in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with TRANSROMANICA I recently returned from a wonderful five-day trip through Saxony-Anhalt, Germany hosted by TRANSROMANICA. We toured the Romanesque sites in this region, which is located in central Germany, equidistant from Hamburg and Berlin and just north of Leipzig. The capital of the state is Magdeburg, a charming riverside …
Editor’s Choice: Best Hotels Cesky Krumlov Has To Offer Cesky Krumlov is after Prague the second most visited city in the Czech Republic, but sadly, most people only stay for the day. If you are planning a trip to Cesky Krumlov, I highly recommend you spend the night and so here are our recommendations for …
UNESCO Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps: Trentino, Italy Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps UNESCO Site UNESCO initiated the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in 2011 as a serial site consisting of 111 individual sites of prehistoric Pile Dwellings in 6 countries in the alpine regions of Central Europe. More than half (56) of the sites are …
UNESCO World Heritage Site Czech Republic: Historic Center of Telč Quick Facts about Telč: Country: Czech Republic Region: Vysocina Inscription: 1992 Visited: October 2017 Type: Cultural Status: Good condition Summary: Telč’s historic market square is an Italian Renaissance masterpiece. The large town square is surrounded pastel-colored Bürgerhouses featuring the typical facades. The Rennaissance Castle and …
Every time we hoist a flute of Champagne to our lips, we drink bubbly nectar that comes from only one place in the world—the Champagne region in France. Now only 90 minutes east of Paris by fast train, Champagne makes a marvelous overnight excursion. But you’re better off spending several days in Champagne to do …
Visiting the Historical Trulli of Alberobello, Italy Icons of the Puglia region of Italy, the conical huts are known as Trulli, poke out everywhere in the region, but nowhere are they as numerous as in the city of Alberobello. The village was declared a UNESCO Heritage site in 1996. Demonstrating an architectural sense from another …
The perfect weekend or day-trip destination from Lisbon for backpackers, café romantics, and families alike, Portugal’s Sintra offers its palaces, ruins, gardens, and squares to the explorer’s imagination. This historic UNESCO World Heritage Site is accessible from downtown Lisbon by a quick 10-mi/31-km drive or a more leisurely one- hour train ride. The Sintra National …